Summary
As part of the M&S Software Engineering team, you’ll join a well‑loved historic brand, working on solutions that serve millions of loyal customers and thousands of colleagues. The organization is moving to a digital‑first, engineering‑led transform, with a focus on quality engineering.
What You'll Do
- Software Development: Develop, test, and debug software solutions, leading on good coding practices.
- Technical Leadership: Provide expert guidance on complex projects, ensuring alignment with strategy, technology standards, and best practices.
- Architecture and Design: Lead the design of scalable software solutions or third‑party integrations, partnering with Architecture.
- Code Review: Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure adherence to technical standards, maintainability, automated testing, and high‑quality code, fostering continuous improvement.
- Collaboration: Work with key business stakeholders, product managers, and engineers to craft effective technical solutions.
- Mentorship: Coach engineers at all levels, sharing knowledge to help them grow.
- Operational Excellence: Ensure systems are monitored with good alerting and tooling for incident response; feed learnings back into development.
- Innovation: Stay abreast of emerging technologies and propose innovative solutions to improve operations and customer service.
Who You Are
- Proven track record in developing high‑performing, robust backend systems and integrations, focusing on optimisation and scalability.
- Deep understanding of software engineering principles, patterns, and practices, applied to maintainable and adaptable code.
- Good understanding of automated testing practices and tooling across unit, integration, and system levels for back‑end and front‑end technologies.
- Technical versatility and proficiency in relevant programming languages (Java, PL/SQL, JavaScript) and tools (Git, CI/CD pipelines).
- Expertise in designing scalable applications on cloud infrastructure, focusing on performance and security.
- Clear communicator conveying complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
- Mentorship mindset with a genuine desire to share knowledge and empower others.
Desirable Experience
- Knowledge of the retail domain, particularly around product lifecycle, merchandise, and sales planning (interest, not essential).
Tech Stack
The teams use a combination of:
- Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Micronaut
- React, Next.js, TypeScript, Angular
- Azure Cloud, Kubernetes, Dynatrace (observability)
- SQL Server, MongoDB
- Ignite, Redis
Benefits
- 20% colleague discount on most goods.
- First‑class induction with training schemes to support learning and development.
- Attractive annual bonus based on company performance and personal objectives.
- Competitive holiday entitlement with option to buy extra days.
- GymSave discounts, M&S Shareholder eligibility via ShareSave & ShareBuy Schemes.
- Charity Volunteer Day – paid day off to support chosen charity.
- Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
- Wellbeing support: 24/7 Virtual GP, PAM Assist for families, etc.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we offer flexible working arrangements. If reasonable adjustments are required, please share them with us during application.
